Why Tianjin Quanjian beat Guangzhou Evergrande to reach AFC Champions League last 8

The first leg was a 0-0 draw at Tianjin Quanjian's home stadium, which meant that Tianjin Quanjian could ensure their advancement in the second leg with a draw in which they scored a goal. In this situation, Tianjin Quanjian manager Paulo Sousa once again opted for a three center-back defense system. Wang Jie partnered with Liu Yiming and Kwon Jingyuan at center back, Zhao Xu Ri returned from injury to play as a center forward alongside Witsel and Wang Yongper, Zhang Cheng and Mi Haolun took charge of the two sides, and Pato and Modeste played as a double striker.

The score was changed to 2-2. In the following game, Tianjin Quanjian changed their formation to 4141, with Wang Jiewei at the back and Wang Yongper and Pato as wingers. This change in formation allowed Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao's midfield advantage to diminish, and Tianjin Quanjian's defense became more and more comfortable. In the last 15 minutes of the match, Paulo Sousa replaced Modeste, Wang Jie and Wang Yongper with Su Yuanjie, Wang Xiaolong and Yang Xu to keep the fitness of the players on the pitch. In the end, Tianjin Quanjian kept the 2-2 scoreline until the end of the match. In this way, Tianjin Quanjian team in the two rounds of the match with Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2-2, by virtue of the advantage of more goals on the road, killed into the eight of this season's AFC Champions League, for Tianjin soccer to create a new history.